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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the Cover Letters PDF  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. provided by the Ashford University Office of Career Services and the What Is a Cover Letter?  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Writing the Dreaded Cover Letter  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. online resources. It is recommended that you also review the e-book by Noble (2004) and the How to write cover letters (examples) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video which include more information and a number of sample cover letters to assist you.
For this discussion post, you will use the knowledge you have gained  about personality, the career specific reports you have created in the  previous weeks’ discussions, and assessments associated with various  fields of psychology you have studied to help you to choose and develop a cover letter  for a job in the human services sector. To begin, determine what type  of job within the human services sector related to personality  psychology is of interest to you. Using career websites, including those  listed on the Ashford Career Services Job Search (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website, and/or other third-party search engines such as the American Psychological Association’s PsycCareers (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website, Monster.com  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Indeed.com  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., and SimplyHired.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Once you have found a suitable job posting, carefully review the requirements and note these for inclusion in your cover letter.  Before you begin designing your cover letter, review the required  readings, videos, and websites to help you determine how best to  formulate it. Within the letter, you will address the person or title of  the person that is listed as the contact for the job in the job  posting. As you draft your cover letter, consider the elements within  the job post and use your knowledge of personality theory to make  yourself appear to be the best candidate for the job. Assess the various  types of personality measurements that might be most effective in the  position listed and mention how you might use these on the job. Once you  have developed your letter, save it as a document and attach it to your  discussion post. In the discussion post itself, copy and paste the link  to the job posting for which you wrote your cover letter. Describe your  experience(s) writing the cover letter including the ways in which you  may have attempted to manipulate the reader to get the best response.  Analyze and describe any ethical issues that could be associated with  this process.